Thoughts & Prayers

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Across Time & Space

How does prayer connect us to one another when we’re divided by belief, distance, or time? In this final episode of Thoughts & Prayers, host Jessica Fisher explores how

Dec 11 2025
39 min

The Land of Israel is a Prayer

What happens when the Israel of our prayers looks different from the Israel of our headlines? In this episode of Thoughts & Prayers, host Jessica Fisher explores how the

Dec 4 2025
46 min

When Prayer Meets Politics

What does it mean to say “God bless America” — and who are we praying to when we do? In this episode of Thoughts & Prayers, host Jessica Fisher examines how Jewish prayer

Nov 26 2025
44 min

Between Me and We

How do we balance our individual spiritual needs with our responsibilities to community? In this episode of Thoughts & Prayers, host Jessica Fisher explores the tension b

Nov 20 2025
42 min

Does Prayer Work?

In the first episode of Thoughts & Prayers, host Jessica Fisher explores one of the oldest and most unsettling questions in Jewish life: Does prayer work? Through deeply

Nov 13 2025
37 min

Thoughts & Prayers Series Trailer

Uncover the complexity, beauty, and struggle at the heart of Jewish prayer in Thoughts & Prayers, a new limited podcast series from the Shalom Hartman Institute. The seri

Nov 7 2025
1 min

Chart positions

Where Thoughts & Prayers ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 14, 2026).

#188 ▼ 75 Spirituality US

What listeners say

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I could not be more thankful to have come across this podcast. It is exactly what I was looking for. Production quality and journalism of This American Life with the profundity and cautious optimism of the Parsha Podcast.

BrcNYC · Nov 2025

My rational brain has long struggled with the very concept of prayer and so I’m deeply grateful to R. Jessica Fisher and SHI for grappling with this complex issue in such a beautiful and meaningful way. Thank you! I’m looking forward to learning with you.

ljl354 · Nov 2025

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